The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-24
The Seizure Of Sealing Vessels.
The Order 10 Commanders Of United
States Vessels.
u is Not to Take All Graft la
Behring's Sea.
They Aust Only Protect the Fur
BeariDg Animals,
The supreme Couucii OF the Amer.
lean Legion OF Honor Holds
It's hienntsI Session
Capital Notes.

WAsHISGToN, August 23.-The oAs-
Va, 0ut, dispatch stating that the
comma ders Of the Uoited States ves-
ssls on the Alarkan service have beea
ordered 10 seis- all sealing crafts found
II BoaIit ees, unleas they are sned
by tho A aka Fur Company, is incor-
tee. Tue instructions 10 the oom-
mand OF the United States cutter
were: "Y will proceed with
Your revenue itesmer to tho seal
Islands. You are hereby clothed with
full power to enforce section 1866, Rs
vised Statutes (which prohibits the
killing Of Any seal, mink, or other far
bearing animal within the limits Of
Alaska Territory and waters thereof,
exospt under the provisions Of other
sections OF the statutee."
The exceptions relate TO the right OF
the Alaska Commercial q, mpany to
take seal in limited numbers from the
Iolands OF 81. Paul and NJ. George,
and the right OF the natives TO kill
them for food aud clothing. Under
these instructions no vessel can no
eeizsd excep. when clearly engage in
sealing There 10 no exception in the
case OF the vessels of the Alaska Com
pany. II caught sealing they O sub
Jet TO seizure, and the only oonoes-
sion 10 that company is the right TO
kill seal ION land" at NJ. George and
", Paul islands.
AMERICAN LEoIoN or HONOR.
The Supreme Council Of the Ameri-
can Legion OF Honor held the frat
session OF Its biennial convention In
this city today. The suprs me Ooun-
oil consists Of forty.six delegates, rep-
rssenting total memberebip OF 620,-
600. The order l, carrying a benefit
insurance Of 81 SO 0O0 600, and has col
lecisd and paid In The course OF the
last two years about $4,000, 900. Reei.
maid FsDton. chairman OF the ci'z ms
committee of 100, welcomed the mem-
hafs 20 the city, aud Pest Con mandar
J l.. Clements delivered an address
of welcome. Grand Commander
Michael Nisbit responded for the su-
preme Council. The afternoon ses-
sion Was manly occupied with The
hearing OF reports. Supreme
Commander Neebit stated that
several amendments 10 the
constitution have been adopted,
to 20 into effect December LIST, among
them prov sion that hereafter no
person over fifty ysais Of age can be-
come bent d iial member Of the or
der, aud tha each member, as soon no
initiated, becomes contributor 10 the
benthi fund. There were eighteen
assessments called during the year
e0diDg June 80, 1885. and twenty.one
during the year ending June 30, 1887.
The average death rata was 1914. The
sessions OF the council will be held
daily and n nfal adjournment will
probably be had next tuesday.
Nh. CLEVELAND Aocsrn
President Cleveland has accepted
the invitation rendered him by the
Uhiyersily Of Pennsylvanis, the Phils-
delphia Library, American Phllo-
sophical sncie'y, Fnnklln Institute,
College ol Physicians, Law Academy
ana historical Society 10 attend . ban
qust to be given Ia bis honor at tie
AcGd,my OF Mutic on Saturday even
Ing the 18th OF September. In the
afternoon a The same day the Pfesl.
dent will attend n banquet tsndored
him by the II barnisn sOoisty. The
society has mad Tor ils guests Pred.
dents Washington, Jtfisrsop, Jackson,
Tyler and Grant.
Jh DODGE, srATistioiAs
a The Agricultural DEPARTMENT, has
written a letter ioahe Hon. NlTmsn
]. 90 man, Oommissloner Of Agrirult-
ure Ia W.T. ich he sAys: "in accordance
with yon direction havo consolidated
tbs August Teturi already received
and reviewed all data from other
sources mp 10 da'e, together with that
upon which the Jnly tobacco report
was bAsed, especially Tor Kentucky,
relative 10 which great dnsrencs Of
opinion hiss existed and much interea
erolted. lid that the late return.
20 fn as received mako an Ayorap
Of only il.b per cent Of last year,
acreage, while private returns IRON
over 10000 growers OF Western tobac
co,reporting their own area In culhva-.
ton this year In comparison with
their acreage last year, make an area
a even l6ts thsn 10 rer cent. The
July report for Ksntneky. which was
based upon ths returns oi sixly.eix
correspondents, each representing q
county, made an acreage OF % per
cent Of that Of 1880. In the examina-
ton Of three reports and In Wow Of
the resnlta Of long experience Of the
tendency 10 underss'imate acreage
| was led 30 placs The Kentucky gore-
ags at - per oout,
"Recent Ts,urna havl very clearly
shown that n ooloer'ed 6nlit was
made 20 reduce lho area thia year on
account Of recent low and uuremuner-
a'lve prices, ard uniavnfAble clndi-
iions have Effected plant beds aud
drouth has inteiifIe Cd With saltins and
gfoWlng 10 tuSh IN extent a. b render
inaccurate rnies ir re- islrn uiually
adoplei, shiCh rave heretofore proved
10 be correct pnd Necessary sm,
iher, fore, sati fled that tbe July osli-
mates seio too hi gh NJ r par, a. rho
indicaiions n recent reports OF this
depAftment--tho Obio BJafd-And
other authorities p)iLt % very low
creago"